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mh4ll Jan 8, 2016 8:44 am


Originally Posted by labboypro (Post 25983995)
"Unusual usage patterns" apparently = "any usage patterns" ...

I had 3/3 shutdowns. The 3rd card has NEVER been used for ANY loads other than an initial $20 load when I bought the card (Serve at WM) + a single $10/10 AMEX statement credit offer at Petco.

This is encouraging. Although, they may have linked your third card to the others somehow? Do you use the same address?

Anyone with only a single Bluebird card get shut down?

DutchRyan Jan 8, 2016 8:45 am

This is terrible news. Thankfully I already loaded the 10k I got from Simon on Tuesday. That was my only form of MS though.

cKGunslinger Jan 8, 2016 8:45 am

3 of 3 BB killed.


MS is dead! Long live MS! :D

GatorBlues Jan 8, 2016 8:45 am


Originally Posted by isriam (Post 25983997)
this has to be an error. theres no way they would be shutting down thousands of accounts because they would be hitting legitimate spenders.

I disagree. It's not that hard to run an algorithm to catch MS patterns. Only a tiny number of those using bluebird as it was intended will be flagged by the algorithm. MSers were never the target audience.

Kat007 Jan 8, 2016 8:45 am

Anyone tried to call them? I`ve been on hold for 15 minutes now.

Oh, well, life is going on. I didn`t do lots of loads (some months $0, some $5K, and paid bills mostly. Less reasons to shop at WM now :p

mayday23 Jan 8, 2016 8:46 am

Got shutdown as well. Haven't loaded it since Sept of last year, but would normally max it out before i stopped

Kat007 Jan 8, 2016 8:48 am


Originally Posted by mh4ll (Post 25984039)

Anyone with only a single Bluebird card get shut down?

I had one only, and no Serve or other birds ever - in the same boat as of this morning.

delusion Jan 8, 2016 8:48 am

same here, got shut down. only have 1 BB and normally load 4000-5000 per month

andyandy Jan 8, 2016 8:48 am

Mrs. Pointsninja and I both shut down today. I hadn't used my card at all since November. Que sera, sera.

Andyandy

P.S.: The "you'll have full access to your funds" language in the shutdown email suggests that this was purely a business decision. If Amex suspected fraud, I'd expect they'd take the funds lockdown approach.

FLN Jan 8, 2016 8:49 am

Single Bluebird - shutdown this AM. Had done some VGCs a week ago.

I guess I'm in good company today :(

pointsaway Jan 8, 2016 8:49 am

Dead here, too. Good night, sweet prince.

Kat007 Jan 8, 2016 8:49 am

I think AmEx is getting rid off this product in such manner.

krazeenyc Jan 8, 2016 8:50 am

at least it saves me the trouble of having to figure out what to replace the Fidelity Amex with on my serve account lol.

mh4ll Jan 8, 2016 8:50 am


Originally Posted by Kat007 (Post 25984066)
I had one only, and no Serve or other birds ever - in the same boat as of this morning.

OK, thanks, good to know it's not that. Must be detection of MS patterns.

Looking forward to hearing what people are told when calling.

the_fox Jan 8, 2016 8:50 am

The relevant Section 15 d (bolding mine):

Suspension of Use; Cancellation; Closure.

We, in our sole discretion, may limit your use of, suspend or terminate your privileges with respect to your Account (including your Reserve), Sub-Account, Card and/or Sub-Account Card with or without cause or notice, other than any notice required by Applicable Law, including in the event we believe there has been a breach in security or there has been unauthorized activity involving your Account or you have engaged in activity that is fraudulent or inappropriate (e.g., manufacture activity that is inconsistent with the intended use of the Account) or violates the terms of this User Agreement.


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